Type-writing machine.



H. H. STEELE.-

TYPE WRITING MUHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. e, 1909.

Patented Apr.23,1912.

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.HEAT TURNEY UNiTED sfra'r ra'rENr HERBERT H. STEELE, or MARCELLUS, NEW YORK, .assieNoR fro ivio-NARGH TYPEWRITER COMPANY, 0E sYRAcUsE, NEW YORK, A coEPonA'rIoN or NEW YORK.I

@Yrs-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. y

Patented apr. es, 1912..

Application led November 6, 1909. Serial No. 526,560.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HERBERT H. STEELE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Marcellus, in the county of Onondaga and. State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- TWriting Machines, of which the following is a specification. p

My invention relates to mechanism for typewriting machines and its general object is to provide improved mechanism of the class stated.

To the above and other ends which will 'hereinafter appear, my invent-ion consists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts and combinations of devices to be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention has been embodied in mechanism which is especially adapted to controlling a plurality of sheets of paper are ranged side by side on a single platen, and comprises means for feeding the sheets separately and also for holding or clamping o'ne of the sheets while another 'of the sheets is being fed, the feeding and controlling means for the two sheets being entirely distinct and independently operated.

My improved paper feeding and controlling mechanism may be so regulated that if desired a plurality of sheets may be fed together; and said mechanism is further adapted to feed singly wide sheets extending substantially throughout the full length lof the platen.l

The invention is shown applied to a long platen of the kind employed in the Monarch typewriting machine but the natureof the invention is such that itmay readily be adapted in whole or in part to other styles of writing machine platens and platen carriages.

YIn `the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are fragmentary plairviews of opto a\coinplete understanding of 'tion' being omitted.

posite end portions of a platen carriage and platen embodying my invention, parts associated with said carriage and not necessary said inven- Fig. 3 isy an end view of the carriage. Fig. 4 is a view correspending to Fig. 3 but showing some of the parts in different relations and omitting other parts. Fig. 5 is an end view of a detail of my invention. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a carriage embodying a modification of paper feeding my invention. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail plan view of a further modification.

The form of the invention shown in Figs. l to 5 will first be described. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, grooved track-Ways 1 are fixed on the frame of the machine, said track- Ways receiving anti-friction balls 2 `which cooperate witli a grooved slide bar 3 comprised in a platen frame, carrier-or carriage which further includes end bars 4. Mounted in the carrier is a platen 5 which is equipped with the usual step-by-step line feeding devices,lincluding a ratchet" wheel 6 connected with one end of said platen. The platen is or may be of the style known as a long or wide platen and is preferably twosets of the usual feed or ers, the support for each set comprising a pair of lugs or brackets 7 projecting forward from the slide bar 3. Pivoted at 8 in pressure rollequipped with two pairs and each pair of arms supporting a shaft 10 carrying the sections 1l of a main feed roller which is constantly pressed toward the platen by springs 9a' coperating with the arms 9. .Pivoted at l2 to each bracket 7 is an arm 13,`each pair of arms 13 supporting a shaft 14 whereon are sections 15 of a secondary feedroller which is constantly pressed toward the "platen by springs 16. `The platen provided at each end'with a spring-pressed paper apron or deflector 17 of the usual construction.

It will be understood from what has been said of Figs. 1 and 2 that there are two sets of main and two sets of secondary feed rollers, one set of each being associated in the usual way and arranged to coperate .with one end or half of the platen. By means of each set of main feed or pressure rolls and the associate set of secondary rollers, together with the paper deiector through which the rollers coperate with the platen, a sheet may be fed around each end of the platen toward the printing point.

Each set of paper feeding and controlling devices, comprising main .and .secondary feed rollers and paper deilector, provided with releasing means, the releasing means for the left-hand setbeing controlled by de vices mounted outside the left-hand end bai" 4, while thc releasing means for the righthaiid set are controlled by devices mounted outside the right-hand end bar 4. Eacli releasing means comprise a rock shaft 18 havthe lugs 20, swinging the arms 9 downward Yao ingbearingsI vin a pair of the brackets 7. 'llie rock shaft has projections or lugs 19 which cooperate with lugs 2O on the arms 9 to throw off or release the main feed roller, and through said arms to release the secondary feed roller and the paper detlector. when the rock shaft is turned. The means for turning the rock shaft may be that shown in the pending application of Edwin E. Barney, Serial No. 403,531, filed November' 23rd, 1907 and which comprises an arm 21y secured by a screw 22 to the rock shaft, said arm being actuated by an arm prvoted tothe arnijl at 24 and provided with a finger piece 25, said arm 23 being piroted at 26 to an arm 27 p'ivoted at 28 to the adjacent end bar 4.

The norma-l position of the parts consti tuting the releasing means appears in Fig.

3. lVhen the linger piece 25 is pulled forward to the Fig. 4 position the toggle composed of the arms 27 and 23y is straightened,

locking the parts in the Fig. 4 position.

During the movement of the partsfrom the Fig. 3 to the Fig. 4 position the rock shaft 18 is rocked, causing the lugs 19 to act on and rearward to release the main feed roller, said arms 9 acting against the arms 13 to release the secondary` feed roller and the paper deflector.

A rod 29 arranged above the platen and extending lengthwise thereof is secured at its ends to the.end bars 4, said rod support` ing paper fingers which may be of the usual Monarch pattern comprising each a hub 30 engaging the rod 29, an arm 31 curving ferward over the platen from the hub 30 and 'i carrying a spring pressed guide finger 32 and also carying a roll carrier 33 pivoted 34 and supporting a pressure roll 35 which I cooperates with the platen throughV an open ing in the guide linger 32. As shown in Fig. 3 the carrier 33 providesa bearing for a spring plunger 3G, the hubl whereof cooperates with cam faces 37a on the arm 31 to maintain, the roll 35 inor out of'opcration. ln the. present instance four paper lingers are mounted on the rod 29 and arranged in pairs one pair operating to guide and control the work sheet at the left asit passes abovethe printing line up over the platen from the left4hand set of paper feed-I ing and controlling devices heretofore described which guide said sheet from the introductory sidel of the platen around and under the same to within a short distance pf the printing line at the front of the platen.A The right-hand pair of paper fingers coperate with .the right-hand work sheet. As ordinarily constructcd'the paper lingers arc slidable along the supporting rod 29 but in the present instance said paper fin- .gcrs are preferably fixed on said rod as by pins' which pass through the hubs 30 and rod 29 and secure their respective paper fingers in position to cooperate with the side margins of the work sheets. An erasing plate or shelf 38 is mounted on the rod 29 in the usual or any suitable way and extends substantially throughout the length of the platen, said erasing plate underlying the arms31 and inclining downward and forward from the rod 29 over the platen and to within a very short distance of the surface thereof.

Referring now' to the novel devices to which my invention more particularly relates, these comprise in the Figs. 1 5 conf Vstruction a plurality of clamping or gripping elements `which coperate with the right-hand end portion of the erasing plate 38 to grip the paper and are automatically .controlled by the right-hand releasing means operated from the righthand nger piece 25, said linger piece'also operating to throw oli' the two right-hand pressure rolls 35 at 'the same time that it releases or throws off the right-hand main and secondary feed y rollers. To provide a support for the clampl separate pieces but as herein shown are part of a clamping membpr 4l preferably formed of sheet metal and supported on the rock shaft 40. Said clamping element comprises a plurality of parallel spring lingers 42 which curve downward and rearward over the erasing shelf 38, live lingers or clamps 42 being shown inthe present instance. The member 41 further comprises portions 43 which are curled around the rock shaft 40 A and ret-eige pins 44 which hold the member 41 in fixed relationship with the shaft 40. Each of the lingers 42 is provided preferably witha sheath 45 of rubber or the like s0 aa to improve and facilitate the gripping or clamping co-action between said fingers and the erasing plate. At its left-hand end the rock shaft 40 projects beyond the hub or i bearing 39 to receive a forwardly extending crank arm 46, said cranlg arm being provided With a hub 47 which is secured by a set screw 48 to the rock shaft. 'lhe righthand end of the rock shaft 40 extends outward beyond its bearing 39 to provide a support for a lever 49, said lever having a collar 50 in which is threaded a set screw 50 for ,fixing the'lever to the rock shaft. The forward arm of the lever 49 corresponds to the crank arm 46. The rear arm of the lever 49, as'best appears in Figs. 3 ancl4, extends backwardjabove the platen, and lits rearend pivotally supports at 51 a depending link 52 the lower end whereof is pivotallyconnected at 53 with a crank arm 54 projecting forward from the right-hand re- .leasing rock-shaft 1S. As shown in Fig. l thecrank arm 54 is provided with a hub 55 which -sinrounds said rock shaft 18 and receives a securing screw 5G.

"it will be understood that. the connections between the rock shafts 18 and 40, which connections comprise the crank arm 54,1inl; 52 and lever 49, will transmit rotary movement from the rock shaft 18 to the Irock shaft 40 so that when the rock sl' aft 18 is rocked the rock shaft 40 will be recited oppositely to corresponding extents. -Further it will be apparent that the rocking movement of the rock shaft 40 will cause the clamping fingers 42 to be swung into and mit of clamping engagement with the erasinxv plate. ln order to control the rightvhand pressure rolls 85 from the right-hand A finger piece 25, the carriers 33 of the right- .rind pair of paper fingers are provided l 'i with a laterally extending pin 57 which enters an enlarged circularopening`58, the l' "t hand opening 58 being formed at the forward end of the crank arm 46 and the 'ht-hand opening 58 in the forward arm el the lever 49.' After the rock shaft. 40 has t-ijirncd some distance from normal position the edges of the openings 58 will engage thev pins 57 and swing the pressure rolls `'ay from the platen, said pressure rolls `'ib j ng locked out b v the spring plunger 86 in way. The lost motion between the ingev tothe different extents to which the rock 4shaft 40 and the roll carrier may be moved.

Comparing Figs. V8 and 4 it will be seen @in the normal or Fig. 3 position there considerable space provided for the 'r between the clamping fingers 42 and uasing plate 38 so that the paper may l, by coperation between the platen A he various controlling devices which are operative in Fig. 8, rearward over the plate and between it and the clampnngei-s, When the finger piece is .d forward to the Fig 4 position it op.- Vto turn the rock shaft 18 forward `o throw oil' or release the main and secaryfeed rollers as has been heretofore ned. The forward turning of the haft 18 operates through the connecwith the rock shaft. to turn`said reel; shaft rearward and tlirow the clampving"fingers `.i2 down into engagement with the erasing shelf. The clamping fingers being'ot spring metal are adapted to yield so as to insure that each shall cooperate with' the erasing plaie to clamp the paper p thereagainst. Simultaneously with *fihi-fin it' of the feed rollers and the engage ngs 58 and pins 57 is employed owing ment of the clamping fingers, the crank arm 46 and the forward arm of the lever 49 will be swung upward, operating through the pin and hole connection 574-58 to swing the pressure rolls 35 upward away from the platen to the released position. shown in Fig. 4. It will be apparent'from a consideration of Fig. 4 that when the parts are held or set as therein illustrated the feed rollers and pressure rolls will be inoperative on the paper and the paper will be clamped by the fingers 42 so that it cannot be fed or advanced when the platen is turned.

My invention as hereinbefore described is particularly adapted to detail and summary work in connection with way bills, in which character of work two work sheets are employed, saidsheets being arranged side by side' on the platen. The way bills may be copied n extenso one after another on the work sheet at the left-hand side of the platen, while the right-hand work sheet is adapted to receive only the totals of the way bills in condensed order. Tt will be understood that in .work of this character a way bill may occupy any number of lines on the left-hand sheet depending on the number of items on the bill, and that said sheet must be correspondingly line spaced a plurality of times. Further it will be understood that during the printing and spacing operations on the left-'hand sheet While the items on a way bill are being copied, the right-hand sheet is neither printed on nor advancedl To obtain these results the left-hand set of paper feeding and controlling devices, including the left-hand main and secondary feed rollers and the left-hand pair of pressure rolls, 'coperate with the platen to control and feed the left-hand or detail sheet; while at the same time the right-hand set of paper controlling devices are in the Fig. 4 position, the feed and pres` sure rollers being released and inoperative and the clamping fingers 42 cooperating with the` erasing shelf to clamp or grip the right-hand on summary sheet and prevent its being advanced when the platen is turned. Then the lasty item on the way bill has been copied on the detail sheet and said sheet is advanced for receiving the line of totals of said way bill, then the right-hand linger piece 25 is pushed back to the Fig.

8 position, releasiii the clamps '42 ant bringing the right-hand feed and pressure yv rollers into operation. After the totals have been printed on vthe detail sheet the platen is moved leftward until the sum- .mai-y or the right-hand sheet is brought opposite the printing point, whereupon the totals are repeated on the right-hand sheet. rthereafter the platen is line spaced in the usual way, advancing both the left-hand and rightliand sheets together, after which y, the right-hand finger piece is pulled for` 130 ward, restoring the clamping fingers 4Q to operative position against the summary sheet and releasing the right-hand feed and pressure rollers, thus re-setting the mecha-A 'nism so. that the next succeeding way bill may be copied and summarized in the Way above described. lt will be understood that they linesI ot' totals, one for each way bill are written in condensed form on the righehandI or summary i sheet so that said sheet will serve tor summarizing a large number crt way bills which may fill a plurality of detail sheets. According to the systemvin vogue in the business tor which my improvenients as herein illustrated were designed, the left-hand or detail sheets are filed for reference while the condensed records or summaries are forwarded to the auditor of the concern.

It will be clear tha tI my improvements may be used in other ways besides that described, and that'as has been stated they may be cmployed with single wide sheets extending substantially throughout the full width ot the platen. Further it will be understood that various changes ma)7 be resorted to without departing from my invention. An.

example otl such changes is illustrated in Fig. (i wherein two sets of clamping devices each comprising a plurality of clamping tin gers 42 are provided. one set coperating with the work sheet a at the lett-'hand side and the other set with thework sheet b at the right-hand side. rl`hcse two sets are or may be similar in all respects to the seti-fii'st described and may be similarly operated, the left-hand finger piece 25 controlling the letthand clamping fingers and pressure rolls through connections which are duplicates of those at the right-hand side and such as have been described above in. detail. lVhen a construction liko that shown in Fig. G is cmployed, either ot the work sheets (t or may be advanced separately line by line to any desired extent while the other of the sheets is held clamped by the opposite set of fingers 42 to the associate portion of the erasing plate 3S. so that the clamped sheet is held positively trom being advanced when the platen is turned tor line spacing the first sheet.

A further modification relating to a detail of construction is illustrated in Fig. 7 which shows a fragmentary portion of an erasing plate or shelf 5t) which is formed at suitable intervals with pairs of parallel kerfs or slots (SO, .each pair of kerfs providing between them a tongue 61 which receives and is covered by a sheath 62 of rubber or the like. lt will be understood that one of these sheathed tongues is to be arranged opposite each ot the clamping fingers, so that .each clamping finger Will coperatie` with onel of the sheathedbtongues, ln the Fig. 7 construction the vsheets 41:5' with. lwhich the clamping fingers of the first described constructions were provided Inlay be dippensed with. l

I do not claimy herein a ymeans for releasing and throwing on two sets of feed rollersv in alternation. VIt, will be observed that. by my present invention I provide various tievices or means for controlling paper or Work sheets, certain ot these devices or means c0- operating with the platen to feed paper When the platen is turned, certain other of said devices or means clamping paper and preventing its advancement; that there are, provided in combination with a platen, a plurality of sets of paper feeding devices coperative with the platen to feed paper and arranged side by side lengthwise of the platen, and means tor separately controlling Said devices; that a plurality of sets of paper controlling devices are provided, one set for each of a plurality of work sheets, in oombination with means for separately controlling said sets of devices; that sets of paper feeding devices are. combined with means Yfor moving one of said sets into and out of coolaration with the platen while another of said sets remains in coperation with said platen; that means are provided for moving vone set. ot paper controlling devices into and out of operative. position without affecting another ol? said sets; that sets ot paper controlling devices are combined with hand operated actuators, including in the present instance the fingerpieees 25, each actuator being connected with only one Set of paper controlling devices; that said actuators are independent of each other; that means are. provided for feeding paper at or near one end, side or halt ot the platen, whileseparatel \v controlled means for feeding paper are provided at the other end, side 0r half of the platen, both 'said means coperating directly with the platen; that a feed roller cooperates with the, platen near one end, a second feed roller coperati'ng with the platen near its opposite end, -means being provided tor independently releasing Said feed rollers; that means are arranged near one end of a platen for controlling a work sheet at opposite sides of the printing line, associated with a set of devices for moving said means into and out of operation, other controlling` means at the opposite end 'ofthe platen beingl adapted to cooperate with a work sheet above and below the printingline, said lother controlling means being movable into and out ot operation by a second set of devices; that said sets of' devices last above referred to are independently operative; that there is provided in association with the platen of a front-strile type-writing machine., feeding means coperative with the platen near one end t'or controlling the pape above and below the printing line. devices torinovling said means into and out ot operation,

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other feeding means coperative with the platen near its opposite end for controlling paper above and below the printing line, and devices for moving said other feeding means into and out of operation, the moving devices for one feeding means being independent of the moving devices for the other feeding means; that there is provided in'combination a platen, paper feeding mechanism and separately controlled paper clamping mechanism; that in the present instance said paper feeding mechanism comprises certain rollers and rolls and said paper clamping mechanism comprises certain spring clampingfingers and a cooperating abutment, shelf or erasing plate: that mechanism for feeding one sheet of paper is combined With a clamp for another sheet of paper and means for independently controlling said feeding mechanism and said clamp; that leans cooperate with a platen for feeding paper, said means beingl combined with a clamp independent of the platen but controllable concurrently with said means; that means are also provided for controlling paper; said means in the present instance being at the opposite end of the platen from the paper clamp, means being provided for separately controlling said last named paper feeding means and said clamp; that paper feeding means coperate with the platen at opposite sides of the printing line thereon in combination with a paper clamp at one side of the printing line and means for simultaneously or concurrently controlling said feeding me; .is and said clamp; that in the present inst.; nce, controlling means operate to release the paper feeding means and concurrently bring the clamp into operation; that in the present instance the clamp and the paper feeding means are brought into operation alternately, the paper feeding means referred to being that. lwhich is at the same end of the platen as the clamp; that a paper finger device is provided comprising a pres. sure roll mounted on a carrier pivoted on a 'rigid support, said device being mounted on a rod which -is fixed to the platen carrier; that in the present instance the pressure rolls cooperate with the platen above the printing line; that means are provided for releasing the spring pressed. feed roller at the under side of the platen and for concurrently swinging the pressure roll carriers to release, the pressure rolls; that l employ a clamping mechanism comprising a clamping finger having a removable sheath. the sheath in tht,` present instance being preferably of rubber composition or the like; that a hand controlled clamping element or finger is provided on the platen carrier; that a coperative clamping element, abutment or erasing plate is provided; that the clamping elements are independent of the platen; that. a sheath of rubber or the like is arranged on one of said clamping elements; that a hand controlled clamp coperates With an aoutment on the platen carrier; that in the present .instance the abutment extends lengthwise of the platen, and the hand controlled clamp comprises a plurality of pivoted clamping fingers; that two relatively movable clamping elements are combined with means for locking said elements in clamping relationship; and that various other combinations are provided, some of which are set forth in the following claims.

-It will be understood that various changes besides those above described-may be made without departing from my invention.

lhat l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a single platen, a plurality of paper feeding devices for feeding sheets of papersepa 'ately or together, said sheets being arranged side by side at opposite end portions of the same platen, said devices c0- operating with opposite end portions of the platen at the introductory side thereof, and means for separately controlling said devices;

2. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of'a single platen, a plurality of paper controlling devices, each coperative with the platen to control a. work. sheet at the introductory side of the platen, andl mcans'for separately controlling said devices so that each may co-act directly with the platento control its sheet independently, each of the work sheets either advancing vwith the platen whenthe platen is'turned `or else lying quiescent against the platen during the turning thereof.

3. ln a typewriting machine, the'combination ofa single platen, two sets of paper feeding devices, cach coperative with the said platen. and separate moving means for cach set, each moving means beingcontrolled by a single key which is operative to move the associate set. as a whole into and out of coperation with the platen while the other set romains in cooperation with the platen.

ft. ln a typcwriting machine, the combination of a single platen, two paper controlling devices each for controlling a separate. sheet at the. introductory side of the said platen. and means for moving either one of said devices into and out of operative position iinlependcntly of the other device, so that either one of Asaid work sheets may advanre'as th platen is turned while the other work sheet lies quiescent againstl said platen during the turning of thc same.

5. ln a typcwriting machine, the combination of a single platen, two paper controlling devices. each for controlling a separate sheet at the introductory side of the platen, and hand operated actuators each connected with one ol' said devices and operative thereon so that either one of the work sheets may be fed with the. platen When it is turned while the other work sheet remains quiescent against said platen during the turning of the latter.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a single platen, two paper feeding devices, each adapted to feed a separate sheet at the introductory side of the platen, and hand controlled actuators each connected with one only of saiddevices, said actuators being independent of each other and operative on said devices so that either one of the sheets may be fed with the platen during the turning thereof while the other sheet remains quiescent against the platen as it is turned.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a single platen, means for feeding paper at one end of said platen, and sepa rately controlled means for feeding a different sheet of paper at the other end of said platen, both. of said means cooperating directly with the platen at its introductory side to feed the separate sheets thereover at different times and so that either one of the sheets may lie quiescent' against the platen while said platen is being turned to feed the other sheet.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a single platen, a feed roller eooperative ivith the platen near one end, a second feed roller cooperative with the platen near its opposite end, keys mounted on the platen frame, and means operative by said keys for independently releasing and rendering operative said feed rollers, the feed rollers being thus controllable to permit the platen to be turned to feed either one of two sheets while at the same time the other sheetl extending around the said platen remains quiescent.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means arranged near one end thereof for controlling'a work sheet at opposite sides of the printing line, a set of devices for moving said means into and out of operation, other controlling means at the oppositeend of the platen for controlling a work sheet at opposite sides of the printing line, and a second set of devices for moving said other controlling means into and out of operation.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means arranged near one end thereof for controlling a work sheet at opposite sides of the printing line, a set of devices for moving said means into and out of operation, other controlling means at the opposite end of the platen for controlling a work sheet at opposite sidesof the printing line, and a second set of devices for moving said other controlling means into and ont of operation, said sets of devices being independently operative.

ll. .ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, nit-ans for fecalm`V nation of aplaten, feeding means coperative therewith near one end for engaging the paper at opposite sides of the printingdine, devices for moving said means toward and away from the pla-ten, other feeding means cooperative with the platen nea-r its opposite end for engaging the paper at opposite sides of the printing line, and devices for moving said other feeding means toward and away from the platen, the devices at opposite ends of the platen being independent of each other.

1Q. In a front strike typewriting ma chine, the combination of a platen, feeding means coperative therewith near one end for controlling paper above and below the printing line, devices for moving said means into and out of operation, other feeding means coperative with the platen near its `opposite end for controlling` paper above and below the printing line, and devices for moving said other feeding means into andout of operation, the moving devices for one feeding means being independent of the moving devices for the other feeding means.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, paper feeding mecha nism coperative with a sheet at one end of the platen, and separately controlled paper clamping mechanism for holding a second sheet from being fed, said. second sheet being arranged at the opposite end of the platen and side by side with the first sheet.`

' 14. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, mechanism for feeding one sheet of paper, a clamp for holding another sheet of paper against movement when the platen is turned, and means for independently controlling said feedingl mechanism and said clamp.

l5. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means cooperative therewith for feeding palper, and a paper clamp independent of the platen and controlled concurrently with said means.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a platen, means cooperative therewith for feeding'a sheet arranged near one 115 end of the platen, a paper clamp independent of the platen and cooperative with a sheet arranged near the opposite end of the platen and side by side with the first sheet, and means for sel'iarately controlling said 120 first recited means and said paper clamp.

v1T. ln a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a platen, means for fecdingpaper at one end thereof, and means for positivelyv clamping paper at the opposite end there 1.25 of to prevent the clamped paper fro n be ing fed when the platen .is turned liti. ln a typewriting machine, t

at one end thereof, and inea-ns for ing paper at the opposite end. thereof, the feeding means cooperating with said platen and the clamping means being independent of said plate 19. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means cooperative therewith at opposite sides of the printing line for feeding paper, a paper clamp at. one side of the printing line, and means for simultaneously controlling said feeding means and said clamp. 20. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means cooperative therewith at opposite sides of the printing line for feeding paper, a paper clamp at one side of the printing line, and means for releasing said feeding means and concur' rently bringing said clamp into operation.

21. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means cooperative therewith at if isite sides of the printing line for feedi- L, paper, a paper clamp at one side of the printing line, and means for simultaneously controlling said feeding means and said clamp to bring them into operation alternately.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen carrier, a feed roller at one side of the printing line, a rod fixed to the platen carrier, a paper finger device on said rod, said paper finger device comprising a guide finger and a pressure roll, and means for releasing said roller and simultaneously releasing said roll independently of said guide finger.

23. In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination of a platen carrier, a platen thereon, a. feed roller extending lengtlnvise of the platen below the printing line, a. support fixed to the platen carrier and extending lengthwise thereof,` paper finger devices on said support and comprising pivoted carriers and pressure rolls carried thereon, said pressure rolls coperating with the platen above the printingline, and means for releasing said feed roller and for concurrently swinging said carriers to release said pressure rolls.

24. In a typewriting machine. the combination of a platen carrier, a platen thereon, a spring pressed feed roller, m xans'for releasing said feed roller comprising a hand controlled rock shaft, a paper finger device comprisingr a rigid support, a pressure roll pivoted thereon and a guide finger, and connections bet weeu lsaid rock sha-ft and said pressure roll for concurrently releasing said pressure roll indepemlently of said guide finger when said `feed roller is released.

25. ln a. tvpewriting machine. the combination ot a platen carrier, a platen thereon` a spring pressed feed roller, means for releasing said feed roller comprising a hand controlled rock shaft, a paper finger device comprising a rigid support and a pressure roll pivoted thereon, and connections between said rock shaft and said pressureroll, sa1d connections comprising a crank arm fixed to said rock shaft, a levercon,y

clamping element or abutment, and a sheath.

of rubber or the like on one of said clamping elements.

27. In a typewriting machine, the-comb ination of a platen carrier, a platen thereon,

an abutment on said platen carrier, and a-y hand controlled clamp coperative with said4 abutment.

28. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen carrier, a platen thereei'afJ an abutment on said platen carrier eXte ding lengthwise of the platen, and a plurality.I y of pivoted hand controlled clamping fingers cooperative with said abutment.

29. In a typewrltmg machine, the combi.-

.9t., nation ot a platen carrier, a platen thereon,"

an abutment on said platen carrier extending lengthwise of the platen, a plurality of pivoted hand controlled clamping fingers ce "i operative with said abutment, a feed'rollei,

means for releasing said .feed roller, and connections between said feed roller and clamping fingers.

30. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a platen carrier, a platen thereon, anA erasing plate, and a pivoted hand controlled clamping device cooperative with said plate.

3l. In a typewriting machine, the co1nbination of a platen carrier, a platen thereon, an erasing platev on said platen carrier, a hand controlled rock shaft on said platen carrier, and a pluralit)Y of spring fingers on said rock shaft, said fingers cooperative with said plate to clamp paper.

32. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen. a feed roller, a clamping finger. a cooperative abutment, and means yfor rel asing said feed roller and locking it in released position and for concurrently moving said clamping finger to clamping position and lot-.king it.

33. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen. relatively movable clamping elelnents,`:ind means separated from the clamping elementsl proper and ar-v ranged outside the platen for positively locking said elementsl in clamping relationshit 34. In a typcwriting machine, the combination of a platen. two relativelyy movable clamping elements. and means for moving one of Said elements into cooperation with the other element and there locking said movable element, the devices by which the Miti liti

35. In a front strike typewrting machine,

the combination of a platen, a feed roller below -the'printing line,'pressnre rolls above the printing line, clamping fingers above the printing "line, and hand controlled means for moving said feed roller, said pressure rollers and said clamping fingers.

36. In a typevvriting machine, the combination of a platen carrier, a platen thereon, a paper finger rod on said platen carrier, paper finger devices on said rod, a support on said paper finger devices, clamping fingers on said supfport, and manual means connected with said support.

37 In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination of a platen carrier, a platen thereon, a paper finger rod on said platen carrier, paper vlinger devices on said rod, a support on said paper linger devices, clampi ing fingers on said support, a feed roller,

means for releasing said feed roller co1n prising a rock shaft, and connections between said rock shaft and said support.

38. In a typevvriting machine, the combination of a platen carrier, a platen thereon, a feed roller, means for releasing the same comprising a hand controlled shaft, a paper nation of a platen carrier, a platen thereon,4

a' feed roller, means foi releasing the same comprising a hand controlled shaft, a paper linger rod, paper finger devices thereon comprising rolls, an erasing plate, a rock shaft on said paper finger devices, clamping lingers on said rock shaft and coperat'ive with said erasing plate, and connections between said rolls, said rock shaft and said hand controlled shaft, said connections comprising arms on said rock shaft connected With said rolls, a crankarm on said hand controlled shaft and a link.

Signed at Marcellus, in' the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this 4th dag7 of November, A. I). 1909.

HERBERT H. STEELE. lVitnesses:

ANNA T. LYNCH, IRENE M. F R112. 

